PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Prison guards involved in a clash outside a detention centre during a protest of federal immigration policy won’t face charges, Rhode Island’s attorney general said Wednesday. Democrat Peter Neronha announced the criminal investigation’s conclusion, with the grand jury reporting that no criminal charges are warranted. Thomas Woodworth drove his truck through a group protesting Aug. 14 outside the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls. The Jewish youth movement Never Again Action organized the protest and condemned Neronha for his handling of the case. The group says witnesses who testified before the grand jury said prosecutors focused only on protesters’ actions and attempted to justify the guards’ actions.

Source: thestar October 23, 2019 18:26 UTC